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04:00, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

@Keegan: I'm guessing the bot is following redirects, which leads to confusing messages like this one, the one on user talk:Matanya (who has a fully unified account), and the one on my talk page. If the bot follows redirects, I suggest mentioning that in the message to avoid confusion (like "This message was placed here because User talk:New user message redirects to this page"). —Pathoschild 04:05, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

Original research

i have worked life long on amphibians and reptiles of pakistan, and published extensively on the subject. i wanted to start a page on herpetofauna of pakistan, to present my research through this medium.

need your guidance — The preceding unsigned comment was added by Typhlops (talk)

Generally "original research" isn't permitted and will be deleted on Wikipedias, because folks would post crackpot theories, and start to sell snakeoil. The rules depend on the project, and if you want to publish reviewed content, e.g., a Google scholar search finds it and shows a non-zero "quoted by" number, it might be possible as wikisource, wikibook, or on wikiversity. –Be..anyone (talk) 13:48, 20 March 2015 (UTC)
Wikibooks has a "no original research" policy but it is less onerous than that on most Wikipedias. For example, an original textbook that carries out some synthesis but is supported by references would be permitted. QuiteUnusual (talk) 15:00, 20 March 2015 (UTC)